5 Steps to Reignite Your Passion and Align Your Work With Your True Strengths
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Find Your Zone of Genius And Turn It Into Your Life’s Work
The message popped into my inbox late one evening:
“Hi Veronique, I’m at my lowest. I’m feeling lost and demotivated. I need hope and light. Can you help me with my career?”
It’s a feeling more common than you might think, especially for high achievers.
When your work no longer feels like an extension of who you are, it’s not a failure.
It’s a signal: you’re out of alignment with your true genius.
So this week, I’m sharing 5 steps to help you reconnect with the work that lights you up - and realign your life and career around your true strengths and passions.
What’s in store today:
5 simple steps to step into your Zone of Genius 🔥
How to align passion with purpose
Action Plan: Start stepping into your genius today
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🕰 Read Time: 5 minutes
The Roadmap to Finding Your Zone of Genius
Every week, my inbox fills with messages like this:
That message stopped me in my tracks.
Because I know what it’s like to feel stuck.
Not because you don’t have a job, but because the work you're doing no longer reflects who you are becoming.
For me, that moment came while I was still teaching in schools.
I love teaching others, and on paper, I was doing what I was trained to do.
But deep down, something kept whispering: This isn’t it. You’re meant for more.
That whisper led me to start my own business, coaching, creating, and sharing my message with a wider audience.
When your career feels misaligned, it’s not always easy to explain why.
You might just feel like something is missing.
That “missing” piece?
It’s often your genius; the work that feels natural, energizing, and uniquely yours.
Here’s how to start reconnecting with it:
1. Reflect on Your Journey
List every role, job, side hustle, or creative pursuit you’ve taken on.
Where did you feel the most alive? What tasks did you look forward to?
You’re not just collecting memories. You’re uncovering clues.
2. Connect the Dots
Now zoom out.
Are there patterns in what you loved doing?
Were you mentoring, solving problems, creating content, or organizing chaos?
Those repeating themes are more than coincidence.
They’re breadcrumbs pointing you home.
3. Align Passion with Purpose
Loving what you do is powerful, but the real transformation happens when you find a way to use your gifts in service of others.
Ask yourself:
How can what I love doing make a real difference in someone else's life?
Your purpose often lives right at the intersection of what you’re naturally great at and what the world truly needs.
4. Take Imperfect Action
You don’t need a perfect plan to begin.
Start offering your gifts.
Share your knowledge. Test ideas.
Take one small, real-world step toward using your genius, and learn as you go.
Progress doesn’t come from overthinking.
It comes from moving forward before you feel "ready."
5. Stay True to Your Calling
The world will offer endless distractions: "safe" paths, shiny opportunities, tempting shortcuts.
But when you know your Zone of Genius, your greatest job is to stay anchored in it.
Real growth doesn’t come from chasing trends. It comes from deepening your alignment with the work that truly fulfills you.
Action Plan: How to Step Into Your Zone of Genius
Create a “Genius Inventory.” Write down your top energizing moments from past work or projects. List your energizing tasks and strengths.
Ask 5 people you trust: “When have you seen me at my best?”
Identify your common threads. What keeps showing up?Experiment publicly. Share your genius through a blog, project, or offer.
Track your energy. Notice what activities leave you feeling more alive.
Commit for 30 days. Focus on one genius activity daily, even if just 15 minutes.
Now choose one action. Pick one thing you can do this week that reflects your Zone of Genius, no matter how small.
Start simple. Start today.
Small, consistent steps lead to big breakthroughs.
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Book: The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks: a classic on overcoming your "upper limit" and living in your Zone of Genius.
Podcast: The Long Game with Dorie Clark - episode on on the Passion Struck podcast.
Quote:
“Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don’t fight them. Just find a new way to stand.”- Oprah Winfrey
“You are not here to shrink down to less, but to blossom into more.” - Oprah Winfrey
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✨ Closing Thought
Your Zone of Genius isn’t something you have to create from scratch.
It’s already within you, waiting to be remembered, trusted, and activated.
The world needs what only you can offer.
The sooner you step into it, the bigger the impact you’ll make.
And when you start showing up from that place - your work feels different.
More alive. More aligned. More you.
That same alignment can shape how others see you too.
The LinkedIn Visibility Playbook gives you 5 clear strategies to share your genius with clarity and confidence - so you don’t just do meaningful work, you get noticed for it.
📥 Download your copy → Get the playbook
And start building a presence that reflects the real you.
How I can help you!
Two years ago, my LinkedIn profile was quiet.
No audience. No traction. No clue how to stand out.
Today, 100,000+ people follow what I share.
Not because I got lucky, but because I studied what works (and what doesn’t).
If you’re ready to build and monetize a presence that gets you noticed, lands opportunities, and feels aligned with who you are…
Let’s build your visibility roadmap together.
📅 Book your free discovery call here.
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